THRISSUR: An Instagram influencer is the leader of the five-member quotation team in the case of robbing 2.5 kilos of gold after attacking a car on the national highway. Roshan Varghese (29), the head of the team and native of Pathanamthitta Thiruvalla Thirumoolapuram Chirappatt has garnered 50,000 followers via his Instagram reels.

Roshan, the head of the team is the brain behind the highway heist. He is an accused in 22 cases filed in Kerala and Karnataka.

Notorious robber Roshan Varghese’ Instagram name is Roshan Thiruvalla. His main job is to attack car passengers on various national highways and rob gold. He will be arrested by the police and remanded. He will be released from jail and will rob gold again. The police arrested him from Thiruvalla this time in the case of robbing 2.5 kilos of gold after blocking a car and attacking youths at Kallidukku near Mannuthy on the national highway.

Many following him on Instagram doesn’t know this account is that of a robber. Roshan makes reels regularly and he has garnered a lot of fans through it. Reels with friends and videos of cars are more on his page. He has studied only till plus two.

The others arrested in the case are Shijo Varghese, 23 of Thiruvalla, Siddique, 26, of S N Puram, Nishanth, 24 of Nellayi, Nikhil Nath, 36, of Kaippamangalam. They have been remanded. Four more are to be arrested again.